MARK, verb. To indicate the correctness of and give a score to an essay, exam answers, etc.

MARK, verb. To keep account of; to enumerate and register.

MARK, verb. (Australian Rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.

MARK, verb. (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.

MARK, verb. (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.

MARK, verb. (singing) To sing softly, and perhaps an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.

MARK, noun. A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz.

MARK, noun. (now historical) An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence.

MARK, noun. Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs.

MARK, noun. A mark coin.

MARK, verb. (imperative) (marching) Alternative form of march (said to be easier to pronounce while giving a command).

MARK, proper noun. A male given name.

MARK, proper noun. Mark the Evangelist, also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark.

MARK, proper noun. (biblical) The Gospel of St. Mark, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the second of the four gospels.

MARK, abbreviation. (galaxy) Abbreviation of Markarian.

MARK AND SWEEP, noun. (computing) A form of garbage collection in which every accessible object in memory is flagged, leaving unflagged only those that are no longer reachable and can thus be discarded.

MARK DOWN, verb. To reduce the price of.

MARK DOWN, verb. To write a memorandum about.

MARK DOWN, verb. To subtract marks (points) for an error.

MARK DOWN, verb. To write down.

MARK OF CAIN, noun. A stigma of shame

MARK OFF, verb. (transitive) To separate by or as with a boundary line.

MARK OFF, verb. (transitive) To indicate as dealt with, as on a list.

MARK OUT, verb. (transitive) to set the boundaries of an area

MARK OUT, verb. (transitive) to classify

MARK OUT, verb. (transitive) to obliterate or cancel with a mark

MARK TIME, verb. (idiomatic) (marching) To march in place, while still in step with the beat.

MARK TIME, verb. (figuratively) To stop making progress temporarily.

MARK TO MARKET, noun. Alternative spelling of mark-to-market

MARK TO MARKET, verb. (accounting) (finance) To value an asset at its current actual or estimated market price.

MARK TO MARKETS, noun. Plural of mark to market

MARK TO MODEL, noun. (accounting) A valuation or valuation method that assigns a value to an asset based on a model of its value.

MARK TO MODEL, verb. (accounting) To value an asset at a modeled estimate of its market value or of some other approved valuation.

MARK TREE, noun. A percussion instrument consisting of many small chimes hanging from a bar, played by sweeping a finger or stick across them.

MARK TWAINISH, adjective. Of or relating to Mark Twain or his writing style.

MARK UP, verb. To increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.

MARK UP, verb. To add coding to text so that it will display properly on a computer.

Dictionary definition

MARK, noun. A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?".

MARK, noun. A distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep".

MARK, noun. A reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark".

MARK, noun. A visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere".

MARK, noun. The impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater".

MARK, noun. A symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis.

MARK, noun. Formerly the basic unit of money in Germany.

MARK, noun. Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel.

MARK, noun. A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.

MARK, noun. A written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark".

MARK, noun. A perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring".

MARK, noun. The shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament.

MARK, noun. An indication of damage.

MARK, noun. A marking that consists of lines that cross each other.

MARK, noun. Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run".

MARK, verb. Attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles".

MARK, verb. Designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border".

MARK, verb. Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers".

MARK, verb. Mark by some ceremony or observation; "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade".

MARK, verb. Make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads".

MARK, verb. To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock".